Minted Lemon is pale, warm-toned shade of mid yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid blue, red magenta or mid cyan
| Inverse Color | #3e3957 |
| Complementary Color | #aca8c6 |
| Color Shade: | mid yellow (70° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 71.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Minted Lemon Color. The Great Green color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm yellow bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Chinese Tea Green (#acad98) for more calm effect. Try Particular Mint as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aca8c6 is the best complementary color to Minted Lemon. Mid blue shades generally complement the mid yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c1c6a8 complementary color is Logan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of orange, mid yellow, and yellow green colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rainee are #c6bca8 and #b2c6a8. Thus found on the left and right of #c1c6a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bison Hide and Rainee colors as they work well with Minted Lemon.
The split-complementary Minted Lemon palette consists of #bca8c6 and #a8b2c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aca8c6). Try London Hue and Cadet Blue colors in combination with #c1c6a8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #c1c6a8 offers a combination of mid magenta and mid cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Minted Lemon. Thus Lily and Opal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Minted Lemon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Logan, Opal, and Lily split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1c6a8 square combo is a palette of mid yellow, green cyan, mid blue and red magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Minted Lemon tetradic combo consists of mid blue complementary color (#aca8c6) and two others. The Opal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silk – 120° from the complementary Logan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8c1c6 and #c6ada8.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1c6a8 is made of 35% red, 35% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Minted Lemon has a hue angle of 70°, a saturation of 20.83% and a lightness of 71.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1c6a8 is made of 1.96% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.77% yellow and 22.35% black ink.
| HEX | #c1c6a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,198,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 35%, 30% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 0, 11.77, 22.35 |
| HSL | hsl(70,20.83%,71.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(70,15.15%,77.65%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.783,-6.9366,14.4662) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.2543,54.5528,44.9795) |